Background
Thompson was the son of Thomas Thompson of Bishopwearmouth and his wife Elizabeth Pemberton, daughter of Richard Pemberton of Sunderland.
Thompson was the son of Thomas Thompson of Bishopwearmouth and his wife Elizabeth Pemberton, daughter of Richard Pemberton of Sunderland.
He was educated at Harrow School and University College, Durham.
He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1844. He was a Justice of the Peace for Durham and was High Sheriff of Durham in 1869. Thompson stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Sunderland in 1868 and at City of Durham in 1871.
He was elected at the 1880 general election and held the seat until 1885.
Thompson died at the age of 71. Thompson married Marianne Moore, daughter of Review
Richard Moore, rector of Lund, in 1854.
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He was elected Member of Parliament for City of Durham in February 1874, but his election was declared void in May 1874.